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~Inspirited Living~Personalized Experiences for You and Yours

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Written by Anita Brown

Published: 24 July 2018

Created: 24 July 2018

Last Updated: 24 July 2018

Together, Inspirit Studios can help you create an evening of creativity and connection right in your own space. Gather your friends and family and offer them an opportunity to express themselves in a unique and inspiring way. Learn about the healing power of your kitchen herbs, create your own aromatherapy products or blend personalize teas and infused honey. I supply the materials based on your ideas and imagination. (Of course I can help you get creative.

If you want to try your hand at something a bit different, how about creative expression through multi-media art, an evening of drumming or making inspired vision boards. These are just a few of the options. The sky really is the limit.

These activities can be tailored to all ages and abilities.

Let us return to a time where we gathered in community with a common purpose, made space for true fellowship and connected with the natural world in an intamite way. A time where we shared our stories and wisdom of experience with those most important to us.

Let us also not forget those occasions that need an extra special touch. Create traditions and ceremonies for the birth of a new family member, a rite of passage from childhood to adulthood, from single to married, or even a moment to honor the matriarch or patriarch of a family. I can help you incorporate your own religious and spiritual touches to any ceremony. The opportunity to infuse your life with meaning is limitless and I would be so honored to be a part of it.

To further explore these ideas, contact Anita at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 302-222-4804

Embrace Your Wellness

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Written by Inspirit Studios

Published: 18 January 2014

Created: 18 January 2014

Last Updated: 29 September 2015

Inspirit studios is a heart centered, soul full collaboration of passionate wholistic practitioners.

Our mission is to offer a wide range of complementary therapies to support healing, relaxation, and individual growth. We work with the physical and subtle body in a comprehensive way – from Toe to Head, Root to Crown.

We invite you to experience the benefits of inner balance, mind, body & spirit. From Reiki to massage, herbals to meditation, we feel that incorporating these natural healing modalities into your life can help to develop and enhance a deeper sense of wellbeing. The empowerment clients receive from these modalities encourages them to take an active roll in their own healing.

Inspirit Studios also offers a variety of groups, workshops and classes to help you fully awaken to who you really are. We offer everything from personalized sessions, Reiki certification, aromatherapy workshops and meditation classes, just to name a few. We are extending an invitation to you to participate in helping us to create a community of Inspirited intention.

Healing with Nature

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Written by Inspirit Studios

Published: 15 March 2012

Created: 15 March 2012

Last Updated: 29 September 2015

By Sue Bara, Certified Naturalist, Herbalist, Reiki Master/Teacher

The smell of fresh greens, vibrant florals, and pungent roots permeate the air, wafting from baskets overflowing with plants from the garden and valley. The local “wild woman” quietly gives her thanks to the plants and the earth for her bountiful harvest, which she will turn into medicine for her community…

Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years. It’s a tradition steeped in deep respect for the plants and the earth, for their living sacrifice in providing food and medicine. And not so very long ago, every home had someone versed in basic herbal remedies. The home medicine chest was filled with plants like chamomile or catnip to soothe upset stomachs, yarrow to stop bleeding or help break a fever, and other basic herbs to treat all those little things that life throws at us. Long before there were pharmacies, there were plants. And they’re still here, offering some amazing and simple medicine.

In our neighboring state of New Jersey, David Winston runs his Center for Herbal Studies, where he brings his 35+ years of experience, offering both onsite classes and an online live webcast. David is a world-renowned herbalist, ethnobotanist, and a founding member of the American Herbalist Guild. I have been honored to be in David’s program for the past year and a half, where he teaches an intense study of more than 300 herbs, along with the basic systems of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, Cherokee, and American herbalism. Students learn not only about each herb, but how they work in the body and may interact with medications, how to understand clinical studies, and most importantly, how to treat people, not diseases. To me, that is the true beauty of herbal medicine: Herbalists treat people, not diseases. We see you as a whole person, spending time to get to know you and discover which herbs will work best to help you be well.

Herbal medicine was quietly tended in the background while pharmaceuticals took the spotlight, being practiced and taught by traditional herbalists who shared what they knew with those willing to learn. And now we can benefit from those who kept herbalism alive, learning not only from from books written by masters in the field like David Winston, Michael Moore, David Hoffman, Susun Weed, and Rosemary Gladstar (to name just a few), but we can immerse ourselves in some excellent online programs taught by experienced and reliable practitioners who are members of the American Herbalist Guild, with programs ranging from simple evening workshops to 2 or 4 year clinical programs (visit http://americanherbalistsguild.com/schools/all). And of course, there are many new community herbalists starting to offer local plant walks, classes, and consultations. Check your local health food store, co-op, and local nature societies to see what’s happening in your area.

Herbal remedies have made their way into the mainstream, with herbs available in local health food shops and even grocery stores. We are also starting to see the bridge between nature and science, with clinical studies beginning to understand and document the healing abilities of plants. Some plants have been shown to be effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, while others are helping to curb the side effects of chemotherapy. And there are many more places where herbs and western medicine can work well together.

As an herbalist, I hope to soon be introducing some of the wonderful, simple medicine that plants have to offer to our community right here in Delaware, especially for stress management, first aid, and those pesky ailments like viruses. I hope that every home will choose to have a few of our “green allies” to help treat stomach upset, insect bites, minor injuries, and stress, and that our local abundant “weeds” like stinging nettles, dandelion, chickweed, and red clover will once again be used and recognized for their healing and nutritional properties. I hope to help our community merge the benefits of western medicine and herbal medicine, enhancing wellness for us all.

Questions about herbs or herbal education? Contact me at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (302) 743-6316; www.natureandspirit.net